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Rivers that begin in humid regions and then flow to dry areas.

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Exotic rivers

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What does “Mesopotamia” mean?

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Land between two rivers

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What is the largest sand desert in the world?

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Rub- al Khali

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What does “Rub al- Khali” mean?

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Means empty quarter

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Where are the most of the region’s oil fields located?

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Near the shores of the Persian Gulf

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Is an international organization whose members work to influence the price of oil on world markets.

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OPEC

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A religion founded in Saudi Arabia by Muhammad and is divided in 2; Shia and Sanni

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Islam

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What is the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula?

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Saudi Arabia

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What were the people who settled in “Mesopotamia” called?

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Sumerians

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A country that has the government controlled by Muslim leaders.

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Islamic republic

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A government ruled by religious leaders.

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Theocracy

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Capital of Saudi Arabia:

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Riyadh

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Capital of United Arab Emirates:

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Abu Dhabi

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Capital of Yemen:

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Sanaa

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Capital of Oman:

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Muscat

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Capital of Qatar:

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Doha

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Capital of Kuwait:

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City of Kuwait

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Capital of Iraq:

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Baghdad

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Capital of Iran:

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Tehran

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What bodies of water surround the Arabian Peninsula?

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Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf

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What are the two rivers in the region of the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and Iran?

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Euphrates River and Tigris River

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What is the main religion in the region of the Arabian, Peninsula, Iraq, and Iran?

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Islam

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Capital of Algeria

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Algiers

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Capital of Tunisia

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Tunis

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Capital of Morocco

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Rabat

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Capital of Lybia

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Tripoli

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Capital of Egypt

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Cairo

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World’s longest river

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Nile river

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Largest desert in the world

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Sahara

30
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Narrow waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea

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Suez Canal

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Resources of North Africa

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Coal, oil, natural gas, minerals

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Wet, fertile area in a desert where a spring or well provides water.

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Oasis

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Effect, result

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Impact

34
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Power, right to rule

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Authority

35
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Someone who rules a country with complete power.

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Dictator

36
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Marketplaces

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Souks

37
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A city in which almost no taxes are places on goods sold there.

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Free port

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